Description
Cover from Nairobi to Scotland, the stamps washed off, carried on the third Gladstone Airways flight from Kisumu to Khartoum which had to land moments after departing from Lake Victoria due to engine trouble, the floats collapsing and the aircraft sinking in ten feet of water, the salvaged mails being dried and forwarded by surface mail. Handstamped violet “Owing temporary failure / Air Service Mail / forwarded normal route” with red “KENYA – SUDAN / AIR MAIL” skeleton c.d.s of MR 12 27.